Historical Events
1865 – Underarm slow right arm bowler V E Walker takes 10-104 in an innings for Middlesex v Lancashire in a county cricket match at Old Trafford, Manchester
1923 – 17th Tour de France won by Henri Pelissier of France
1943 – US forces led by General George S. Patton liberate Palermo, Sicily
1979 – 66th Tour de France won by Bernard Hinault of France
1990 – British Open Men’s Golf, St Andrews: Englishman Nick Faldo wins the 2nd of his 3 Open Championships by 5 strokes from runners-up Mark McNulty and Payne Stewart
1997 – The second Blue Water Bridge opens between Port Huron, Michigan and Sarnia, Ontario
Famous Birthdays
1892 – John MacBryan, cricketer (one Test Eng v South Africa 1924 DNBat, DNbowl)
1907 – Zubir Said, Singaporean composer who composed Singapore’s national anthem (d. 1987)
1914 – Cecil Effinger, American composer, born in Colorado Springs, Colorado (d. 1990)
1916 – Gino Bianco, Brazilian racing driver (d. 1984)
1921 – William Roth, American politician (Sen-R-Delaware, 1971-2001), born in Great Falls, Montana (d. 2003)
1944 – Sparky Lyle, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1973, 76, 77; World Series 1977, 78; AL Cy Young Award 1977; NY Yankees), born in DuBois, Pennsylvania
Famous Deaths
1852 – Auguste Marmont, French marshal, dies at 77
1864 – James Birdseye Mcpherson, US Union gen-major, dies in battle at 35
1922 – John Motley Morehead III, American chemist (commercial production of calcium carbide, important for welding), dies at 67
1990 – Preben Neergaard, Danish actor (Mordskab), dies of cancer at 70
1996 – Peter Ludwig, German businessman and art collector, dies at 71
2000 – Carmen MartÃn Gaite, Spanish author, dies at 74